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EP4030418 - KEYBOARD SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.07.2024
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.06.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip14.07.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sonuus Limited
89 St Neots Road
Eaton Ford
St Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 7AL / GB
[2022/29]
Inventor(s)01 / CLARK, James Hastings
St Neots, PE19 7AL / GB
02 / MCAULIFFE, John Michael
St Neots, PE19 7AL / GB
 [2022/29]
Representative(s)Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/29]Ford, Esther Mary
Marks & Clerk LLP 62-68 Hills Road
Cambridge CB2 1LA / GB
Application number, filing date22160076.019.12.2018
[2022/29]
Priority number, dateGB2017002144820.12.2017         Original published format: GB 201721448
GB2018001282607.08.2018         Original published format: GB 201812826
[2022/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4030418
Date:20.07.2022
Language:EN
[2022/29]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.06.2022
ClassificationIPC:G10H1/055, G06F3/02, G10H1/18, G10H1/34
[2022/29]
CPC:
G10H1/0555 (EP,CN,KR,US); G10H1/055 (CN,GB); G10H1/182 (EP,CN,GB,KR,US);
G01D5/2073 (CN,GB); G10H1/344 (EP,CN,KR,US); H03K17/967 (EP,CN,KR);
H03K17/972 (EP,CN,KR,US); G10H2220/221 (CN,GB,US); G10H2220/271 (EP,CN,GB,KR,US);
G10H2220/275 (EP,CN,KR,US); H03K2017/9706 (EP,CN,KR,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2022/29]
TitleGerman:TASTATURSENSORSYSTEM UND -VERFAHREN[2022/29]
English:KEYBOARD SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD[2022/29]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR CAPTEURS DE CLAVIER[2022/29]
Examination procedure03.03.2022Examination requested  [2022/29]
17.01.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.01.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.07.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP18829443.3  / EP3729416
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
03.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
14.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
15.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4425511  (BROSH AMNON [US]);
 [X]US4580478  (BROSH AMNON [US], et al);
 [A]US2004056781  (RIX SCOTT M [US], et al);
 [A]US2006114129  (HENTY DAVID L [US]);
 [A]US2015170625  (CLARK JAMES HASTINGS [GB], et al)
by applicantUS4838139
 US2009282962
 GB2494230
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